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Monday, November 19, 2018
Academic Paper / Article
The law and violence against women in politics
Cambridge
Latin America has been at the vanguard in implementing diverse strategies to combat violence against women in politics (VAWIP). In 2012, Bolivia became the first country to criminalize “political violence and harassment against women” with Law 243....
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Data and Statistics
Infographic: Women in politics in Latin America
Americas Society / Council of the Americas
Four years ago, Latin America was home to a third of the world’s female presidents. Today, it has none. But that doesn’t mean the region hasn’t made progress in advancing women’s role in the political sphere. In fact, as of the inauguration of...
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Monday, November 12, 2018
Women and Power. Days of political leadership. Connecting struggles and territories
Landed in the 21st century, the century of feminization, If you do a quick search on the Internet of "political leadership" you'll see rows and rows of middle-aged men (or masculinised icons) in a suit with a tie game. Women account for a tiny 3% in...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Transformational leadership for gender equality in the Caribbean: regional strategies and partnerships
Following recent elections in the Caribbean region, women’s representation in political office has increased, approaching or surpassing parity in some legislative chambers. This progress has drawn attention to women’s contributions to political...
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Friday, August 03, 2018
Latin America has embraced quotas for female political candidates
The Economist
“When a woman enters politics, it changes her. When many women do, it is politics that changes.” So said Florentina Gómez Miranda, a former Argentine congresswoman. Despite its macho reputation, or perhaps because of it, Latin America is unusually...
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Guide / Training Material
ParlAmerica's Training guide: Promoting women's candidacies in the Americas and the Caribbean
ParlAmericas
In line with its commitment to strengthening democracy and governance in the Americas and the Caribbean, ParlAmericas carries out activities related to electoral processes and women’s political participation. With these objectives in mind,...
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Friday, June 29, 2018
Guide / Training Material
The boot camp building a new cohort of female leaders in Latin America
Apolitical
In Latin America, a boot camp for high-potential women in the public sector aims to break the male hold on political decision-making by creating a new generation of female leaders. The intensive program involves coaching sessions, mentoring, skills...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Multimedia
Video project: “Mapping Gender-Based Political Harassment: Parliamentarians speak out.”
Parlamericas
Gender based political violence and harassment is a prevalent challenge expressed by women parliamentarians across the hemisphere. To illustrate the magnitude of the problem and the shared objective of political actors in fighting for its...
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Wednesday, February 07, 2018
Latin America’s Female Leadership Void
The New York Times
SANTIAGO, Chile — After President Michelle Bachelet of Chile leaves office in March, Latin America will have no female presidents. There was a time in 2014 when the region had four: Laura Chinchilla in Costa Rica, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in...
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Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Report / White Paper
ParlTools: A new platform by ParlAmericas and UN Women dedicated to parliamentarians
ParlTools
Caribbean countries face complex development challenges shaped by socio-political, economic and environmental factors. These are experienced differently by women and men due to gender inequalities that intersect with variables like class, age, race...
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Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Guide / Training Material
Multi-party Caucuses for Gender Equality: A Handbook for Parliamentarians in Latin America and the Caribbean
ParlAmericas
Parliamentary gender caucuses bring together legislators committed to advancing women’s rights and gender equality to coordinate their efforts and accelerate progress. There is no set form for these groups; rather, they should be designed to...
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Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Chile election ends era of female presidents in Latin America
Reuters
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - When Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet leaves office in March, it will mark the end of a generation of women leaders in Latin America, leaving the region without a female head of state as it shifts to the right politically. At...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
President Bachelet of Chile is the last woman standing in the Americas
SANTIAGO, Chile — No one relished the milestone more than President Michelle Bachelet of Chile. For a few years, she and two other female leaders presided over much of South America, representing more than half of the continent’s population. Their...
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Guide / Training Material
Manual for Incorporating a Gender Perspective into OAS Electoral Observation Missions
The methodology for incorporating a gender perspective into OAS/EOMs presented in this manual provides OAS international electoral observation with the technical tools for a careful examination of equitable participation by men and women throughout...
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Women’s political participation in Latin America: some progress and many challenges
By Pilar Tello Rozas and Carolina Floru Over the last two decades, important regulatory progress has been made in Latin America on the promotion of women’s political participation. 16 of the 18 Latin American countries have implemented affirmative...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Multimedia
Child, Early and Forced Marriage and Motherhood in the Americas
Child, early and forced marriage is not well understood in the Americas region, although UNICEF estimates that 29% of girls in Latin America and the Caribbean, or almost 1 in 3 girls, are married before the age of 18. Some countries surpass that...
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Thursday, August 25, 2016
Multimedia
OAS and ParlAmericas Agree to Strengthen Legislative Transparency and Policies of Gender Equality
OAS and ParlAmericas Agree to Strengthen Legislative Transparency and Policies of Gender Equality
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Friday, August 05, 2016
Sexism in Politics 2016: What can we learn so far from media portrayals of Hillary Clinton and Latin American female leaders?
The Council on Hemispheric Affairs has published an article on sexism in politics. Due to its interest for the advancement of women’s political empowerment we are featuring it on our platform. Click here to read the original article. The history of...
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